Best Gtr intercoolers

[r32-25t]

So it's a shitty 20yr old design that was compromised even back then but has a huge price tag just cause fan boys will still buy them 

[SiR_RB]

ARC is wayyyyy over priced

found a second hand one ex Japan 600x300x110mm $3600 +shipping etc

pretty certain the new cores out today are better (and cheaper)

[baicai]

This makes the ARC look like a bargain

[SiR_RB]

I was just reading the comments to that post

had a good laugh lol

[Robzilla32]

What did you end up buying?

[sneakey pete]

Saw a greddy for sale on FB today for 580.

Or could grab that Nismo one...

[SiR_RB]

I decided to get a plazmaman 100mm comp series 

made locally, reasonably priced and rated to 1400hp

[sneakey pete]

Soo.....

http://www.nismo.co.jp/news_list/2016/news_flash/16014.html

[niZmO_Man]

Only $3k? lel

[Buraz]

How much difference do these coolers really make on street cars tho? For e.g. a generic 100mm compared to something like the Nismo.

[r32-25t]

You've got that the wrong way around, the nismo is the genaric and then there are quality parts out there 

[Buraz]

I meant something like the China Spec or local custom made ones compared to Nismo, Greddy and Jap brands etc. Even compared to the high quality ones, are they really worth 5 times the price??

[Sub Boy32]

I've just taken a 600x300x100 Trust/Greedy tube and fin intercooler out of the car as it is just not doing a good enough job at 500kw at the wheels.....it was just making too high temps on the intake.

[owen1r]

2 hours ago, Sub Boy32 said:

I've just taken a 600x300x100 Trust/Greedy tube and fin intercooler out of the car as it is just not doing a good enough job at 500kw at the wheels.....it was just making too high temps on the intake.

That's surprising, I've seen people make 400kw quite easily with a 63mm version, you'd think that 100mm would be much more capable. 

I've got a HKS Type R 100mm core myself and will be approaching 500kw eventually and would have thought it would hold up fine.

Interested to see how people have found Plazmaman/PWR etc compared to these japanese coolers.

[sneakey pete]

I'm hoping to do close to 500 with a plaz 76 but i'm realistic that it might run into issues. at that point not sure what i'll do though. Maybe cooler spray.

[owen1r]

4 hours ago, sneakey pete said:

I'm hoping to do close to 500 with a plaz 76 but i'm realistic that it might run into issues. at that point not sure what i'll do though. Maybe cooler spray.

I just find it strange how they can rate their 100mm at 1500hp+ when an equivalent jap cooler is ~800hp. Must be more that goes into the design than I thought.

Did you get the standard cooler or the pro series?

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

It's not just about how much power a cooler allows a motor to make, it's more so how efficiently the cooler can cool down the charged air and also how much of it can flow through the core.

Yes a China dim sim sui mai special may flow nearly identical to say a Plazmaman cooler however would definitely cool way less if you measure the IAT post cooler. For each run or pass you'll notice the intake temps will climb however first pass everything seems normal and this is where you'll hear people say bs like "I made 500kw on the stock cooler" then I day sure, let's increase the overall ramp duration on the dyno so something like 11km/h per sec so it's a nice and long run. I highly doubt the numbers would be identical at that point. 

So yeah, long story short get a good cooler.

[azzada1]

Bit of a thread bump here.. are the plazmaman cores made in aus? sounds like a stupid question but its something i cant seem to find the answer to, obviously they build the end tanks and weld them in house but i was curious about the cores.. cheers

Edited February 4, 2018 by azzada1

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

25 minutes ago, azzada1 said:

Bit of a thread bump here.. are the plazmaman cores made in aus? sounds like a stupid question but its something i cant seem to find the answer to, obviously they build the end tanks and weld them in house but i was curious about the cores.. cheers

Made to order in Wetherill Park, NSW

I can get you great pricing.

 

[Sinista32]

Considered HKS?

Based on Efficiency, Price and Availability HKS may be worth looking at as you have restricted it to 100mm thick. (Kudos Motorsport)